St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-15

pIcScnVe, nut Inau he nopeu III tne even
ing to converse with me-
During the supper was waited on by
both the fair maidens. who brought me
in succession a number ofsavory dishes.
with fruits and sweets of all kinds. for
which the Turks are famous. partook
OF everything largely, to the evident
amusement and pleasure of the maid
ems. The elder was no longer So de-
mure IN her manner, and the eyes of the
younger Sparkled with fun as she
waited on me; but | refrained from
conversation further than to thank them
now and then, saying ever to myself,
My host says am an honorable man,"
but fear my looks betrayed my admira-
ton.
After supper the hey conducted me to
my apartment,where coffee was brought
by the damSels. both of whom. learned.
were his daughters. expressed to the
hey my warmeSt thanks for his hospi-
tally and for the great confidence he
had shown by admitting me among his
family. Upon this he said he would
relate why he had broken through the
Mohametan custom and uSageS and
hidden me welcome in his harem. He
was fulfilling vow made years ago,
that whenever he had an opportunity
he would endeavor to give proof of his
gratitude for kindness received from the
captain of a British merchant vessel.
when l was Il young man. contin-
lued the hey, "before | was married,
went on a pilgrimage to Mecca. On
my return embarked from Alexandria
on Turkish vessel bound to CONSTANT
nople. We encountered a heavy gale;
the vessel was old and rotten; leaks
were sprung, and the captain. crew and
myself, who was the only passenger,
had barely time to get into the ships
boat, when the vessel sunk | lost all
my clothes and money, with the eXcep-
ton of a few piastres. We expected
every moment the boat would be
swamped by the heavy seas break
ing around us. when a ship
hove in sight. Signals of dis
tress were made, and she came to our
assistance. and we were all taken safely
on board. She proved to be an English
vessel, bound for Salonica. The captain,
kind hearted but rough looking sailor,
gave us dry clothes and dressed me in
warm suit of his own and supplied us
with food.
1--WE arrived at Salonica, and | was
enabled through the pratique master.
who understood Il little English, to eX-
press my gratitude. | offered to pay for
my passage and food The captain was
indignant, and said that he would not
accept Il farthing; but on the contrary,
having learned that had no money TO
continue my voyage and had no friends
at Saloniea, put small sum into my
hands which would enable me to pro-
coed to ConStantinople.
"Y0u," he continued, ''are the first
Englishman to whom have had an op-
| pOrtunity of showing feelings of graft
tude long pent up to your cOuntryman
who saved my life"
| then told him that / was one of the
| secretaries of the British embassy at
Constantinople, and what had been the
object of my visit to -. | said |
should make known to the "grent Ilchee"
his hospitality and kindness. He again
impressed upon me his anxious wish
that should keep my reception in his
| household secret, and above all, the
fact that l had been waited on by his
| daughterS-for he said it would
be a serious matter if this were
known to his co-religi0nists !:
| but he consented that i should
let the ambassador know confidentially
! all that had happened; but to my Turk
ish friends at ConStantinople ] should
mention only that and my servant had
received shelter for the night in his
| farm yard. He also requested me not
to tell the Greek | had seen any women
i'll the house.
At sunrise next day / was up. and
going into the courtyard gave directions
to my servant to have the horses ready
| for a start as soon as had breakfaSted.
He informed me that he had been
well taken care of. | gave the Greek
several gold piaStres, which | directed
should be distributed among the
dependents of the hey. He informed
me that he had learned from the old
| gatekeeper that the hey had only one
wife. and no other inmates of the harem
except his two daughters and some
black slaves. A good breakfast was
ready for me as re-entered the house.
and again the pretty damsels waited on
me without the presence of their father
and though had lost my heart cit was
an easy matter in those days. to the
blue-eyed little maiden. | refrained
| from saying more than expressions of
| thanks in the most polite Turkish, keep
| ing steadfaStly in mind that an ''En.
| gliSh gentleman is an honorable man. >
On going away the hey accompanied
me to the door. and while | reiterated
my warmest thanks, he put into my
hand a little sealed packet. observing !:
You will pardon me for returning the
handsome 'baksheesh' you had directed
the Greek to distribute among my de-
pendents. The latter have made known
and returned to me what they had re-
ceived. ] shall reward them. but can
not allow that you should do so. 1t
would have given me- he added,
great pain if they had retained the
money, sand il would have deprived me
of the pleasure and satisfaction L
have felt in welcoming an En-
! glishman to my house." / said
not n word and put the money into my
pocket. As left the house | could not
help looking back as long as the lattice
windows were in sight, and thought |
eSpied bright eyes peering out at the
| parting guest; but | refrained from
waving hand or handkerchief.
! Sir Stratford Canning, to whom | re-
lated this adventure coniidentialy on
I my arrival, made known to the porte
that ! had received hospitality and
great kindness from this hey when be-
nighted OH my return from ----. and ex-
pressed a hope that the porte would in
some suitable form mark approval of
such kindness shown to a member of the
embassy. His excellency also made
known the result of my inquiry into the
conduct of the pasha and consul.
The Turkish government announced
its satisfaction and thanks for the re-
port had presented. through the embas-
sador. giving the result of my inquiry
into the conduct of pasha and consul.
and sent to II. f. siiltan's '.berat," or
ediet, placing the hey under the special
! protection of the porte and of his inn
perial majesty, and recommending him
to the good Offices of thepasha and other
! officials.
forwarded the sultan's berat i'm a
letter to the hey. but. alasl ] could not
send the messages should have wished
! to have done to Fatima and the Oil
berry" theart robbery Ayesha.